does this interview mean obama is picking sides here? >> reporter: you can't even say thank you in this town, dan, without a lot of political intrigue coming along with it. was it an endorsement for 2016? or is he trying to say thank you through her for bill clinton for all he did at the end of the campaign, just a few months ago, getting out there and pushing for him? we don't know the answers to that. but we continue to ask those questions over the next three-plus years or two-plus years and we're in the middle of another campaign, dan. >> that's the way it goes. david kerley, thank you. >>> we turn, now, to wall street's big role in the new year. the dow closed at its highest level since october 2007, before the economic collapse. the dow is now less than 300 points away from hitting an all-time high. meantime, the s&p 500, a broader measure of stocks, ended the day above 1500 for the first time since december 2007. what does this mean for you and your investments? let's bring in michael santoli, senior columnist for yahoo! finance. g